The hypogaeic ant subfamilies Leptanillinae and Martialinae likely form the sister group to
the remainder of the extant Formicidae. In order to increase the knowledge of anatomy and …

Diet and social complexity are hypothesized to drive the evolution of the neuroarchitecture of
the brain, but the relative impacts of foraging ecology and social organization have not been …

Building differences between genetically equivalent units is a fundamental challenge for
every (super) organism with reproductive division of labor. In ants, reproductive or worker …

The ability to share and store food is paramount in group-living animals, allowing a finely
tuned distribution of resources over time and individuals and an enhanced survival over …

Differences between reproductive and worker castes are essential to eusocial societies. The
morphological chasm between castes is highly heterogeneous across the ant phylogeny …

The hypogaeic ant subfamilies Leptanillinae and Martialinae likely form the sister group to
the remainder of the extant Formicidae. In order to increase the knowledge of anatomy and …